Together Again? - Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has said the rock band may get back together to play concerts for charity. The group, who have sold 200 million albums, last performed at the Live 8 concert in London in 2005. "I think all of us woul
Paradize provides a decidedly deluxe setting for its clientele. "We are a specialist in lighting and environment," explained Kalish. "The director of Paradize, Mr Nikolay Bredov, wanted something of the old style regal glamour of the 19th Century, mixed with modern high quality technology. But on no account was the technology to be intrusive, it had to f
Page, senior director of engineering at Clair Brothers, was approached to handle FOH for the tour due to his extensive orchestral experience. Familiar with DPA microphones from Sting's cathedral concerts last winter, Page was delighted with the 4099s purchased by Clair Brothers for the tour. The entire string section - nine first violins, seven second violins, seven violas, five celli and three basses - is miked with 4099s, with several more on radio packs for clarinet and trumpet soloists.
Page has veered away from the traditional area miking method of amplifying
Considered to be one of the best regional theatres in the Czech Republic, the 800-seat City Theatre Zlin offers its own repertoire as well as numerous performances by visiting theatrical groups. Installation company Musicdata was asked to take on the renovation project, starting with the specification of a system that would work for all the theatre's productions, from amplified drama to opera and musicals to live bands.
There were considera
David Myers, Audinate's COO remarks, "Audinate has built a reputation as the best digital media networking solution and we are recognized by our customers and partners for our responsive support. As a result of this expansion, Audinate can provide around the globe support for our OEM Partners."
As part of Audinate's direct presence in Europe, Kieran Walsh has joined Audinate as senior technical solutions manager. Walsh was formerly with Britannia Row Productions where he was responsible for th
Located at the spot where Aston Villa FC was founded in 1874, the new church building features the latest energy saving features and lighting and sound systems in the airy, spacious auditorium. Audio engineer Rowen Spence is a member of the congregation and so was well placed to advise church leaders on the sound specification.
Installed by the Birmingham-based Cloud One Group, the audio system comprises a Yamaha M7CL-48, a Nexo GeoS PA system (comprising S8 and S12 cabinets) with Martin Audio wedge monitors. System control is by a Symnet system, with a touch control panel at the side of the M7CL.
"The church needed
Originally built in 2004 at a cost of around $1.2m, Joongri Catholic Church comprises 1,725sq.m over two floors. An auditorium room is situated on the ground floor and the first floor houses the congregation seating and offices.
The original audio system used unsophisticated column loudspeakers, which the church described as "Flat and dry sounding, lacking clarity and difficult to hear for many in the church". They commissioned Bo-sung Electronics to design and install a new system to overcome these problems.
With a long room and highly reflective surfaces, Bo-sung were careful in the selection of loudspeakers. They needed a system that would provide high intelligibility with wide horizontal but
As a distributor for all major wireless microphone and IEM equipment brands, A.C. Audio has been keenly following the Ofcom ruling with a view to providing impartial advice and recommending the best course of action that will ensure minimal disruption for users.
As part of this service to both its existing wireless equipment clients and potential new customers, the sales division is holding free events at AC-ET's UK offices in conjunction with the manufacturers as follows: High Wycombe (South) with Sennheiser on Wednesday 10 November; Leeds (North) with Shure on Monday 15 November.
The open days
As Scott Leonard of Wauwatosa, WI-based Professional Audio Designs explains, audio for the 1300-seat hall offered some special design challenges. "The balcony is steeply raked, giving it quite a bit of height to the seats at the rear wall," he says. "We needed to design a system with a balcony delay but also provide a reference to the stage for localization."
Having previously worked with the IC Live system at Iowa's Luther College Center for Faith and Life, Leonard knew what the system was capable of in terms of fidelity, power and control. It didn't take much to convince David Nees, the Young Auditorium's technical director. "I br
Following two critically-acclaim
"I have been running my own sound engineering business since 1985. The company's main activity is the installation and servicing of commercial and professional sound systems and audio-visual equipment although there is also a largely under-developed hire business as well. Over the years I have built up a solid client-base including churches, holiday parks, theme parks, sports and leisure facilities, pubs, clubs, hotels, government buildings and many more. I also carry out sub-contract work for various national companies as their 'local' engineer.
"Originally based in Falmouth, I relocated to Launceston in 2004 on the Devon/Cornwall border to be more central to my clien
Nicholson recently took up the FOH engineer's role after coming highly recommended. He says, "They are a great band to work for; totally into their music, very knowledgeable and informed about the technology and what it can do, and all have brilliant personalities."
The UK touring system was L-Acoustics V-DOSC, chosen because it "sounds great" confirms Nicholson, and also because of its flexibility when it came to dealing with the variety of venues, ranging from student unions to London's Hammersmith Apollo. For the majority of shows, the PA had
Sound engineer, Robert Boim, employed an iLive system at both events for FOH, monitors, and live recording of the full 62 channels via a MADI plug-in card. Two iDR-32 MixRacks were positioned on stage - one for drums, percussion, bass and guitar inputs, and a second managing keys and vocals - digitally split for separate FOH and monitor mixing. Boim used his tablet PC running iLive Editor control software to manage the Havana concert, and a combination of an iLive-T112 surface and Editor at the Moscow concert.
"iLive provides mobilit
With its selection of restaurants and bars, a spa and wellness center, in addition to a meeting room and four conference rooms (each divisible into two separate rooms), an advanced digital backbone connecting all the featured areas was required.
Peak Audio s.r.o. handled the installation utilizing two Soundweb London BLU-160 configurable processors, with two BLU-120 I/O expanders and a BLU-BOB2 break-out box, offering a further eight channels of analog audio output expansion.
The BSS Audio Soundweb London devices all interconnected through their digital audio
Tim's role at Sennheiser UK is focused on delivering the very best customer service from an array of the company's support functions.
"One of my immediate aims is restructuring the workshops in our servicing department to make turnaround times as quick as possible," he says. "We are setting ourselves a challenging target, but it's one I know we can hit - an
Audio-Technica U.S. experienced strong growth under Ken's management. He drove market development and promotion for many innovative products, notably UniPoint installed-sound microphones and A-T's 40 Series studio microphones. He was also a strong force behind A-T entering the wireless microphone category and the company's longstanding relationship with the Olympics.
"Ken valued strong personal relationships based on mut
As one of the leading AVB specialists, Lab X Technologies continues to work with Pro AV manufacturers to rapidly bring networked products to market by providing comprehensive solutions and services to the complicated world of networking systems.
"The evolution of digital audio and video networking is upon us. Increasing manufacturers' understanding and implementation of AVB networking will unify, and more importantly, grow the entire industry," stated Minich. "
"We invested a great deal of energy and know-how into the further development of the PowerMate," says Klaus Seitz, director sales export. "Our expectations were accordingly high when we came to present the system for the first time in public. But I can tell you, we were not disappointed. The response to the new generation of power mixers was all we had hoped for and more."
Audio specialists from retail and rental outlets attendedthe first stop on the PowerMate3's German Road Show in
The complete series, hosted by Parsons and narrated by actor and musician Billy Bob Thornton, was recently released as a three-disc set; the individual programmes are currently available for download at www.artandscienceofsound.com. In the 'Microphones' section, several Audio-Technica microphones are prominently featured and identified by Parsons as he discusses and demonstrates various aspects of the recording process.
"Alan Parsons' body of work speaks for itself," stated Gary Boss, Audio-Technica marketing director. "He is a true master of his craft, having worked with some of the most talented a
Pure Energy, Pure Chile was the opening act for the bicentary celebrations, a fireworks spectacular conceived by the creative Les Petit Francais which used the Palacio de la Moneda as its backdrop. Sponsored by CGE, the estimated cost of the production was US $2m, and over six days, it was watched by more than 270,000 people.
REAL Audio, the sound rental company from Santiago, was chosen to supply all the sound reinforcement design and installation. They specified all-Nexo, using Geo D for the main stereo system, Geo S8 for the out-fills, and Geo S12
Salomao, who held previous international sales management roles at Selemium and the Proel Group, says, "I have always had a great admiration for Midas Klark Teknik products, and it's a major step forward for Italo Trading to be able to include such a celebrated brand as part of our offering. We are very excited about expanding the Midas KT reach across the region."
Salomao has an extensive experience of Latin America from living or travelling in every country in the area. He is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.
"Latin America is a very impor
The new name is intended to reflect more accurately the company's expanding focus on developing and marketing a broader spectrum of global communication technologies and solutions, and it underscores the company's close strategic alignment with its parent company, SPX.
"Dielectric is one of the most established and respected brands in the broadcasting industry, and it will continue to serve its clients with the same innovation, dedication, and service that broadcasters have known and trusted for t
Tickets to the festival sold out rapidly as fans and aficionados flocked to the event; a unique occasion for most to see and hear Monserrat Caballé in an exclusive performance, accompanied by the Moravian Philharmonic orchestra of Olomouc under the baton of renowned conductor, José Callado.
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The LM 26 is a full-featured 2-in/6-out stand-alone Digital Audio Loudspeaker processor in a compact 1RU frame. It offers seamless compatibility with Lab.gruppen's PLM Series of Powered Loudspeaker Management systems as well as with Dolby Lake Processors (DLP) and earlier versions of the technology, including Lake Mesa Quad EQ and Lake Contour Pro 26. The LM 26 accepts analogue, AES digital, or Dante (audio over Ethernet) digital
